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Health & Safety Newsletter September 20, 2012 |
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Ag Group Refutes Report About Fertilizers Causing High Arsenic Levels
Fertilizers are not to blame for arsenic levels in rice and other agricultural commodities grown in California soils, according to the Western Plant Health Association (WPHA), an agricultural non-profit trade association based in Sacramento. WPHA President Renee Pinel, responding to a Consumer Reports article Wednesday that mentioned fertilizers as a culprit in increased arsenic levels, refuted the report. She pointed out that the California Department of Food and Agriculture has monitored arsenic levels in California soils going back to 1967 and has found no increase in arsenic levels from the ... | ||
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Environment: Speaking the same language on noise exposure
Quantifying noise exposure will be significantly easier thanks to a new set of common noise assessment methods published today. Comparable data on noise exposure in Europe is a prerequisite to set up EU policies to reduce noise pollution, a growing health and economic concern all over Europe. The new methods – known as Common Noise Assessment Methods in Europe (CNOSSOS-EU) – were drawn up by the European Commission’s in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre. They assess noise from road, rail and air traffic and from industry, and will provide consistent and comparable ... | ||
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